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Downloads & Upgrades: OpenHelix Tutorial Suites application; SBMLToolbox-4.1.0

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Elsevier and OpenHelix have released the OpenHelix Tutorial Suites application on SciVerse.

According to the developers, the application lets users view over 100 online tutorials about genomics resources and tools used or cited in articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect. These include tutorials on topics such as genome databases, text mining tools, and bioinformatics resources.


SBMLToolbox-4.1.0 is available here.

This release includes functions for creating and manipulating an SBML model including the SBML L3 flux balance constraints package.


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